Cervical check

This might be a stupid question but can a cervical exam cause labor or cause you to dialate more? I had one today and it was SO (significant other) painful I'm pretty sure the dr was elbow deep! Lol seriously though it hurt so bad. Afterwards I started bleeding brown blood and have been cramping. Btw I'm 38w4d and wasn't dilated at all.

I bled bright red (a lot) after mine today. No one's hand is ever allowed in there again! My cervix was already sore and dilated and I was already having contractions. The exam made everything feel worse 😖

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